Breaking News: Asia
Malaysia to resume search for missing flight MH370, more than a decade after plane vanished
This picture taken on March 10, 2014 shows students at Hailiang International School lighting candles to pray for the passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Zhuji, in China’s Zhejiang province. STR | AFP | Getty Images The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume later this month, more than […]
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Australia’s economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter
Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Mr Jorn Oberg Utzon, at first light as the sun rises over Sydney harbor and city center skyscrapers. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Australia’s third-quarter economic growth missed analysts’ expectations, but still clocked its fastest expansion in about two years, driven by strong investment and […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Wall Street’s tech-fueled recovery
Panoramic view of Busan city, South Korea taken on sunrise. Alex Veprik | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets open higher Wednesday, after Wall Street saw a tech-fueled recovery and a cryptocurrency rally. Bitcoin climbed over 7% to cross the $90,000 mark in overnight trading after a sharp sell-off a day earlier, and was last […]
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China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in November, missing estimates, private survey shows
Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on October 21, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November, according to a private survey released Monday, as soft domestic demand continued to cast a pall over the […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as Tokyo inflation runs hotter than expected
Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as U.S. stock futures remained flat over Thanksgiving Day, with the Nasdaq Composite on track to end a seven-month winning streak. Traders in Asia are assessing inflation data from Tokyo, a […]
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China industrial profits drop 5.5% in October, worst performance in five months
QINGDAO, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05 2025: Workers assemble cars at a car plant of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday, Feb. 05, 2025. ZHANG JINGANG | Future Publishing | Getty Images Profits at industrial firms in China declined in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, as manufacturers navigated […]
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Taiwan’s President Lai lashes out against Beijing, pledges $40 billion in additional defense budget
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – OCTOBER 10: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) delivers a national day address, during the National Day Ceremony, outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Taiwan will introduce a supplementary defense budget of 1.25 trillion Taiwanese dollars ($40 billion) as Beijing […]
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Australia’s Qube Holdings’ shares jump 20% as Macquarie proposes $7.5 billion takeover deal
The Macquarie Group Ltd. logo at the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s Qube Holdings announced on Monday that Macquarie Asset Management had submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the logistics company at an enterprise value of 11.6 billion Australian dollars ($7.49 billion). […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rebound on revived Fed rate-cut hopes
Hong Kong Spreephoto.de | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started the week higher after the New York Federal Reserve President signaled that a third rate cut could happen this year. On Friday, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested the Fed could lower its key interest rate from here as labor market weakness poses a […]
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Singapore raises annual growth forecast as third-quarter GDP tops expectations
People cycle along a track backdropped with the city skyline in Singapore on June 27, 2025. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Singapore raised its 2025 economic outlook Friday after stronger growth in the third quarter, but warned that expansion is likely to cool in 2026 as the U.S. tariffs weigh on global demand. […]
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